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Astrochemistry
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Not a fact anymore
Large organic molecules cannot form or survive in the harsh environment of space.
What we know now
Large carbon-rich molecules occur throughout interstellar and circumstellar space. Astronomers have detected polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, carbon chains, fullerenes, and many other organic compounds.
- Status
- Overturned
- Category
- Astrochemistry
- Accepted for
- ≈30 years
- Changed approximately
- 1970s–2000s
Not a fact anymore
Molecules cannot survive or play an important role in interstellar space.
What we know now
Hundreds of molecular species have been detected in interstellar and circumstellar environments, including water, ammonia, alcohols, carbon chains, and complex organic molecules.
- Status
- Overturned
- Category
- Astrochemistry
- Accepted for
- ≈53 years
- Changed approximately
- 1960s–1980s
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